From teahouse s to TV

In the first half of the 20th century Xiangsheng was mainly performed in teahouses. After the founding of New China in 1949, most of the comedians were recruited into state-run performing arts troupes, and comic talk shows in teahouses gradually disappeared.

Guo Degang, the hottest crosstalk performer in teahouses today

However, with teahouses mushrooming in recent years, there has been a revival.

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